Aim is built to be a linux package manager for the app format Appimage.
To install Aim on your linux system follow these instructions.
To install AIM on your system, you need to have python3 preinstalled.
To install python follow these steps: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/python/how-to-install-python-on-linux/
Then after you have installed python3 on your system follow these instructions:
Download the aim file from the github repo and then place it in the ~/.local/bin/ directory on your system and make it executable
with this command:
chmod +x ~/.local/bin/aim
Download the aim file from the github repo and then use this command to move the aim file
sudo mv aim /usr/local/bin/
and make it executable with this command:
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/aim
Currently AIM only supports upgrading it self with this command:
aim upgrade
If your AIM file is corrupt or you changed something
aim upgrade
will overwrite the file with the latest version
To install apps via AIM , you need to type in
aim install {whateverappyouwant}
If the app’s name contains multiple words, make sure to put it in double quotes.
aim install "Visual Studio Code"
To delete apps installed with AIM, you need to type in:
aim delete {whateverappyouwantodelete.AppImage}
Apps installed via AIM are stored in your home/username/appimages directory.